coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
how long; how far; how much
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
speaking voice; talking voice
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
curiosity; inquisitiveness
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
opposite; reverse; contrary
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
regret; repentance; remorse
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on